Community‐acquired methicillin‐resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> skin infections: Report of a local outbreak and implications for emergency department care

W. Fleming, Scott; Hinson Brown, Lauren; E. Tice, Sarah

doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00129.x

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Community‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections: Report of a local outbreak and implications for emergency department care

Published in Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners • May 23, 2006

Authors:

Scott W. Fleming

Lauren Hinson Brown

Sarah E. Tice

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report a local outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (CA-MRSA), discuss the incidence and the high rates of CA-MRSA-related skin and soft tissue infections in our outpatient and emergency department (ED) population, and also review the diagnosis and...

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Medicine

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Emergency department

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